Glamorgan

Glamorgan (Morgannwg in Welsh) is a traditional county in South Wales. The county council was abolished in 1974; it was subdivided administratively into West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan until 1995 and was then further subdivided, meaning the county is now administered by a number of highway authorities.

Geography & Economy

The A4232 crosses the River Taff to Cardiff Bay

Glamorgan is Wales's southernmost county. It runs from the Brecon Beacons National Park in the north to the Bristol Channel coast in the south and west-east between the Rivers Loughor and Rhymney. The north of the county consists of the well-known Welsh Valleys, one of the most built-up mountainous areas in the UK, whilst further south the land flattens out into the largely agricultural Vale of Glamorgan. Much of the coast is built-up and indeed industrial, although places like Barry and Penarth are seaside resorts. Glamorgan's best known industry is coal - at one time this covered virtually the whole county and Barry was the world's largest coal port - but this has now gone. Other heavy industries in the county include copper in Swansea and ferrous metals, particularly in Port Talbot; this last-named is still in existence. The decline of traditional industries has led to the need for diversification. For example, Swansea is now home of the DVLA whilst Llantristant, in the east of the county, contains the Royal Mint. The county town of Cardiff was declared capital of Wales in 1955 and contains a number of national institutions such as the National Museum of Wales and the National Assembly.

Roads

The M4 near Port Talbot

Roads in Glamorgan are constrained by the terrain giving the county a fragmented network. In the flat Vale of Glamorgan the sparse population means that there is no need for a large number of roads, whilst in the mountainous rest of the county roads are forced to run along the valleys rather than across, although there are a few exceptions. The county's main east-west roads are the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road and the A48 and M4 along the coast. The South Wales Trunk Road Agent maintains the county's trunk roads, which include the A465 and M4, as well as the main north-south A470, the A4060 through Merthyr Tydfil and part of the A4232 towards Cardiff. Non-trunk roads are split between 7 highways authorities: Bridgend CBC, Caerphilly CBC, City of Cardiff Council, Merthyr Tydfil CBC, Neath Port Talbot CBC, Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC, City and County of Swansea Council and Vale of Glamorgan Council.

Route	From	To	Length
A4049	Bryn	Tir Phil	6.5 miles	View
A4050	Culverhouse Cross	Barry	5.9 miles	View
A4050	Pengam	Tir-Phil	5.3 miles	View
A4051	Bethesda Street	High Street	0.5 miles	View
A4053	Cardiff Royal Infirmary	Monument	0.8 miles	View
A4054	Llandaff	Merthyr Tydfil	26.2 miles	View
A4055	Penarth	Barry Island	8.0 miles	View
A4056	Ely	Mynachdy	2.0 miles	View
A4057	Castle Street	Ton-y-Felin Road	0.1 miles	View
A4058	Pontypridd	Treorchy	10.8 miles	View
A4059	Abercynon	Brecon Beacons	21.2 miles	View
A4060	Abercanaid	Dowlais Top	3.8 miles	View
A4060	Dunraven Place	Derwen Road	0.2 miles	View
A4061	Bridgend	Hirwaun	25.5 miles	View
A4062	Ogmore Terrace	Blackmill Road	0.1 miles	View
A4063	Cymer	Newcastle, Bridgend	13.3 miles	View
A4064	Abergarw	Blaengarw	5.6 miles	View
A4065	Tondu	Bryncoch	1.9 miles	View
A4066	Hirwaun	Beacons Reservoir	9.5 miles	View
A4067	Oystermouth	Sennybridge	35.8 miles	View
A4068	Gurnos	Brynamman	5.4 miles	View
A4068	Morriston	Ystalyfera	9.1 miles	View
A4069	Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen	Llandovery	20.5 miles	View
A4069	High Street	Prospect Place	0.3 miles	View
A4070	Fforestfach	Loughor	3.7 miles	View
A4093	Tonyrefail	Llangeinor	7.5 miles	View
A4102	Merthyr Eastern By Pass	Merthyr Western By Pass	2.7 miles	View
A4106	Laleston	Porthcawl	3.7 miles	View
A4107	Bwlch y Clawdd	Port Talbot	15.1 miles	View
A4108	Cymer	Glyncorrwg	2.4 miles	View
A4109	Glynneath	Aberdulais	14.7 miles	View
A4118	Swansea	Port Eynon	17.3 miles	View
A4119	Tonypandy	Cardiff Bay	20.7 miles	View
A4132	A472 Ystrad Mynach	Bedwilwyn Road	0.2 miles	View
A4160	Cardiff	Penarth	4.6 miles	View
A4161	Llanedeyrn	Waungron Park	5.4 miles	View
A4164	Hendreforgan	Gilfach Goch	0.6 miles	View
A4211	Baglan	Groes	4.8 miles	View
A4216	Sketty Lane	Fforestfach Cross	2.7 miles	View
A4217	St Thomas, Swansea	Llansamlet	3.5 miles	View
A4221	Dyffryn Cellwen	Abercraf	2.8 miles	View
A4222	Cowbridge By Pass	Talbot Green	7.6 miles	View
A4223	Mill Street, Pontypridd	A470 Bridge Street Roundabout	0.46 miles	View
A4224	Abercynon	Aberdare	7.3 miles	View
A4225	Porth	Trehafod	0.9 miles	View
A4226	Cardiff Airport	Sycamore Cross, Bonvilston	7.2 miles	View
A4228	Sardis Road Roundabout	Merthyr Road	0.7 miles	View
A4229	Pyle	Porthcawl	2.9 miles	View
A4230	Lôn-las (M4 junction 44)	Aberdulais	3.9 miles	View
A4231	Pencoedtre	Palmerstown	1.6 miles	View
A4232	Cardiff West	Cardiff Gate	17.8 miles	View
A4233	Tonyrefail	Aberdare	13.9 miles	View
A4234	Adam Street	Queen's Gate	0.9 miles	View
A4240	Penllergaer	Loughor	3.6 miles	View
A4241	Baglan	Margam	5.9 miles	View
A465	Neath	Bromyard	79.3 miles	View
A468	Bassaleg	Nantgarw	11.9 miles	View
A469	Roath, Cardiff	Bute Town	24.5 miles	View
A470	Cardiff	Llandudno	185.1 miles	View
A472	Usk	Abercynon	23.7 miles	View
A473	Upper Boat	Laleston	18.6 miles	View
A474	Ammanford	Briton Ferry	20.0 miles	View
A475	Swansea	Carmarthen	28 miles	View
A48	Highnam, Gloucester	Carmarthen	119 miles	View
A48(M)	Gabalfa	Cardiff West Interchange		View
A48(M)	Lôn-las	Llangyfelach	3.9 miles	View
A48(M)	Margam	Briton Ferry	4.3 miles	View
A483	Earlswood	Chester	153.6 miles	View
A484	Fforestfach, Swansea	Cardigan	57.0 miles	View
B4018	Hirwaun	Cwm Ynys-Mintan	1.2 miles	View
B4181	Bridgend	Coychurch roundabout	2.4 miles	View
B4223	Cwmparc, Treorchy	Llwynypia, Tonypandy	3.3 miles	View
B4242	Pontneddfechan	Aberdulais	9.3 miles	View
B4247	Rhossili	Scurlage	3.5 miles	View
B4253	Cogan	Penarth	0.6 miles	View
B4254	Edwardsville	Blackwood	6.2 miles	View
B4255	Bedlinog	Nelson	4.5 miles	View
B4257	Pontlottyn	Llechryd	3.1 miles	View
B4258	Llandough	Llandaff	4.6 miles	View
B4258	Roath	Gabalfa	2.3 miles	View
B4259	Butetown	Riverside	1.8 miles	View
B4260	Llandough	Penarth	1.0 mile	View
B4261	Newport Road	Crwys Road	0.6 miles	View
B4261	Llandaff	Llantrisant	7.9 miles	View
B4262	Radyr	Taff's Well	2.3 miles	View
B4263	Senghenydd	Caerphilly Common	6.2 miles	View
B4264	Pontyclun	Mwyndy	1.4 miles	View
B4264	Penyrheol	Trecenydd	0.8 miles	View
B4265	Bridgend	Cardiff International Airport	15.9 miles	View
B4266	Waycock Cross roundabout	Jenner Road / Park Crescent	0.7 miles	View
B4267	Palmerstown	Llandaff	9.1 miles	View
B4267	Llantwit Major	Cowbridge	4.6 miles	View
B4268	Llysworney (S)	Pentre Meyrick	1.7 miles	View
B4269	Bridgend	Llantwit Major	9.2 miles	View
B4270	Llantwit Major	Cowbridge	4.3 miles	View
B4271	Llanrhidian	Upper Killay	5.8 miles	View
B4271	Ystrad Rhondda	Llantrisant	8.9 miles	View
B4272	Broadway	Castle Street	0.2 miles	View
B4273	Ynysybwl	Pontypridd	4.2 miles	View
B4274	Pontypridd bridge	Pont Siôn Norton	1.0 mile	View
B4275	Abercynon	Penywaun	10.7 miles	View
B4276	Trecynon	Dynevor Arms	3.1 miles	View
B4277	Aberdare	Tonyrefail	13.4 miles	View
B4278	Hendreforgan	Porth	7.2 miles	View
B4279	Tonyrefail	Blackmill	4.9 miles	View
B4280	Bryncethin	Penprysg	4.0 miles	View
B4281	Pyle	Aberkenfig	4.7 miles	View
B4282	Cwmafan	Cwmfelin	5.9 miles	View
B4282	Laleston	Porthcawl	3.9 miles	View
B4283	North Cornelly	Cwrt-y-Defaid	3.3 miles	View
B4284	Cymer	Abergwynfi	2.4 miles	View
B4285	Troed-y-rhiw	Merthyr Vale	2.3 miles	View
B4285	Crynant	Banwen	5.7 miles	View
B4285	Cymer	Glyncorrwg	2.4 miles	View
B4286	Aberavon, Port Talbot	Pontrhydyfen	3.6 miles	View
B4287	Neath	Pontrhydyfen	3.7 miles	View
B4288	Neath	Aberdulais	2.5 miles	View
B4289	Orchard Street	Briton Ferry Road	0.5 miles	View
B4290	Brynmill, Swansea	Neath Abbey	9.1 miles	View
B4291	Clydach	Lôn-las	3.0 miles	View
B4292	St Thomas, Swansea	Pwll-y-gravel, Llansamlet	3.5 miles	View
B4293	Victoria Park	Prospect Place	1.2 miles	View
B4294	Gladstone Road	Broad Street	0.8 miles	View
B4294	Swansea	Port Eynon	16.7 miles	View
B4295	Llanrhidian	Cockett	10.1 miles	View
B4296	Pontarddulais	Killay	7.4 miles	View
B4297	Ystalyfera	Sennybridge	19.1 miles	View
B4298	Ystalyfera	Gurnos	1.2 miles	View
B4299	Gurnos	Brynamman	5.5 miles	View
B4300	Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen	Llangadog	13.9 miles	View
B4433	Oystermouth	Mumbles Pier	1.0 mile	View
B4433	North Cornelly	Cwrt-y-Defaid	3.0 miles	View
B4434	Resolven	Neath	8.5 miles	View
B4435	Herbert Street	Brecon Road	0.4 miles	View
B4436	Kilvrough, near Pennard	Sketty Green, Swansea	5.8 miles	View
B4474	James Street, Pontardawe	High Street, Pontardawe	0.2 miles	View
B4486	Ebbw Vale	Waun Lwyd	2.6 miles	View
B4486	Colcot	Barry	1.3 miles	View
B4487	Roath	St Mellons	4.3 miles	View
B4488	Waun-gron Park	Llandaff Fields	0.9 miles	View
B4489	Llangyfelach	Swansea	5.1 miles	View
B4512	Ystrad	Pont-y-gwaith	1.5 miles	View
B4522	Tynewydd	Treherbert	0.7 miles	View
B4523	Dunraven Street	Miskin Road	0.2 miles	View
B4524	St Brides Major	Brocastle	7.9 miles	View
B4562	Llanishen	St Mellons	5.0 miles	View
B4593	Caswell Bay	Oystermouth	1.6 miles	View
B4595	Talbot Green	Pontypridd	8.4 miles	View
B4599	Ystalyfera	Cae'r-bont	4.2 miles	View
B4600	Penrhos roundabout	Crossways roundabout	2.3 miles	View
B4603	Ynysmeudwy	Hafod, Swansea	9.6 miles	View
B4620	Loughor	Cadle, Fforestfach	3.5 miles	View
B4622	Bryntirion, Bridgend	Bridgend bypass	0.8 miles	View
B4623	Caerphilly Common	Pwllypant	2.5 miles	View
B4625	Tircanol	Lôn-las	1.9 miles	View
B5444	Pentre-chwyth	Winsh-wen	1.7 miles	View
E105	London	Fishguard	253 miles	View
E30	Cork	Felixstowe	541.2 miles	View
Ffordd Cambria	Llandudno	Cardiff	185 miles	View
Hook Road	Penarth Road	Thornhill Road		View
M4	Chiswick, Middlesex	Pont Abraham, Carmarthenshire	191.9 miles	View
NCN4	Greenwich	Fishguard		View
NCN8	Cardiff	Holyhead		View
T107	E of Abercynon	E of Dowlais		View
T10	London	Fishguard		View
T18	Swansea	Manchester		View
T75	Cardiff	Llangurig		View
T76	Neath	Abergavenny		View
Western Tangential	Tongwynlais	Llandough		View

Key

Motorway

Primary Route

Non Primary Route

Former Motorway

Defunct Route

E Road

Future Motorway

Future Primary

Future Non Primary

Historical Route

Tourist Route

Roman Road

Unbuilt Motorway

Unbuilt Primary

Unbuilt Non Primary

National Cycle Network

Cycle Route

Eurovelo Cycle Route

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